Unhurried: Escape Digital Time and Rediscover the Rhythms of Nature with L.M. Sacasas

Photo Courtesy of L.M. Sacasas

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Show Notes

Writer Michael Sacasas, or L.M. Sacasas as he’s known by his pen name, is the author of The Convivial Society, a popular newsletter on the intersection of technology and society. His work has been featured in The Atlantic, Vox, the New York Times, and he’s been a guest on The Ezra Klein Show.

I truly enjoy reading Michael’s newsletters because they have depth, they examine topics from multiple angles with nuance, they weave in history and bits of philosophy, and he poses smart questions. As a result, his essays stand out from today’s fast-cut, clickbait, shallow media landscape, with refreshing poise.  


In this thoughtful exploration, we use an essay of Michael’s titled, Whose Time? Which Temporality?, as a doorway to examine how digital, consumerist time is becoming dominant, has no regard for our biology or wellbeing, and we discuss the value of moving through life’s transitions in tune with the pace of nature’s transitions. In other words, slow, sauntering, gradual. If you’re feeling uneasy about how much digital time is driving the world these days and looking to explore alternative ways of being, I think you’ll leave this conversation with new perspectives.

Enjoy the Ride,

Jeff


Episode Links

The Convivial Society - L.M. Sacasas’ Substack

Whose Time? Which Temporality? by L.M. Sacasas 

The Questions Concerning Technology by L.M. Sacasas 

Kevin Kelly 

Why We Sleep by Matthew walker

The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda

American Technological Sublime by David E. Nye

The Uncontrollability of the World by Hartmut Rosa 

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Reconnection by Miles Richardson

The Embers and the Stars by Erazim Kohák

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 

The Hartman Group

The 4 Day Week Global

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Show Production Credits

Podcast cover art by Ahab Nimry (@ahabnimry, https://bigdaytheagency.com/)

Outro music by Tyler Johnson

Editing by Aashish M.

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